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bandbox

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band·box  (bndbks)
n.
A lightweight cylindrical box used to hold small articles of apparel.
bandbox [ˈbændˌbɒks]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
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Noun1.bandbox - a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
Translations
bandbox [ˈbændbɒks] N → sombrerera f
bandbox
n → Hutschachtel f


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For some time afterwards, while I proudly pictured her showing this and similar articles to all who felt an interest in me, she was really concealing them fearfully in a bandbox on the garret stair.
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Nicholas would insist upon carrying the basket, and Miss Snevellicci would insist upon carrying it herself, which gave rise to a struggle, in which Nicholas captured the basket and the bandbox likewise.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
The street-car conductors and drivers wore pretty uniforms which seemed to be just out of the bandbox, and their manners were as fine as their clothes.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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